Prince Andrew can lastly finish his self-imposed journey ban after a leaked memo revealed that the FBI is closing its investigation into the royal’s Jeffrey Epstein hyperlinks.
The disgraced Duke of York, 65, has left the UK as soon as within the final six years over fears of an arrest, civil lawsuits or being subpoenaed.
Now, it seems as if the scandal-scarred prince — who has been stored at arm’s size from the royal fold — is ready to enterprise out of the UK with out concern of repercussions.
“He has been abroad once since the scandal erupted,” a supply alleged to the Solar.
“He has always been very nervous about going abroad and felt he’d always be looking over his shoulder as he could be subject to civil action or at worst, being arrested.”
“Hopefully with this out of the way it means he can at least leave the country,” the insider went on. “What’s he supposed to do with the rest of his life? He hasn’t been convicted of any crime and can’t sit around doing nothing at Royal Lodge forever.”
Previous to his controversies, Andrew was dubbed “Air Miles Andy” following his frequent globe-trotting adventures on the taxpayers’ expense.
However his travels got here to a grinding halt in recent times, together with his solely oversees journey being to Bahrain in 2022.
A leaked memo this week concluded that no prices will probably be introduced towards Andrew or some other high-profile affiliate of the disgraced financier.
The investigation additionally confirmed that there was no proof that Epstein stored a “client list” — regardless of Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi saying in February that she had the shopper listing “sitting on my desk proper now to evaluation.“
The youthful brother of King Charles has strenuously denied claims towards him and had beforehand insisted that he has no recollection of ever assembly Virginia Giuffre.
In February 2022, Giuffre and Andrew’s attorneys filed courtroom papers stating they’d reached an settlement in precept to settle the lawsuit she had filed towards him.
Andrew admitted no wrongdoing however wrote in a letter that he regretted his affiliation with Epstein, who Giuffre claims trafficked her to the royal and different wealthy and highly effective males.
In 2020, the FBI had requested the UK House Workplace to help it in bringing Andrew in for questioning, however the investigation was placed on maintain in 2024 for causes unknown.
Andrew’s anxiousness was kicked into excessive gear in January after it was revealed that he had stored involved with Epstein for longer than he initially let on.
It emerged that he had messaged Epstein to say that they might “play some more soon” in an e mail despatched two months after the prince claimed their friendship had ended.
Proof of correspondence between the pair confirmed that Andrew wrote to the financier on the identical day a photograph of the prince with then-17-year-old Giuffre surfaced on-line.
Andrew initially claimed he had minimize ties with Epstein — who died by suicide in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking and federal conspiracy prices — in December 2010.
Nonetheless, in late February 2011, Andrew wrote to Epstein, “Keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon.”
Giuffre died by suicide in April. She was 41.
